Re: Lyrics and Repeats

[David Wright]

On Tue 18 May 2021 at 18:39:14 (+0000), Carl Sorensen wrote:
> 
> This is how I approach your problem.  It uses Devnull contexts to space the 
> lyrics, and it makes use of the skip-of-length function to provide skips in 
> the Devnull contexts.
> 
> With this method, you have to make some more variables and contexts, but you 
> never need to count notes to or put skips in your lyrics.

I routinely use a different approach, which plays fast and loose
with the lyrics, and usually involves counting syllables.¹
I've employed your example, but modified the second measure
in recognition of the fact that I typeset so many ties and slurs.
(As the structure is uninteresting, I've compressed the source
vertically.)

I tried to modify your more pedagogically correct example to
produce the same score, but failed to print the extender.
(I mentioned this problem in my reply to Aaron.)

The modification I made to the music is:

  voltaMus = \relative {b'4 b b( g)}

  tb = \lyricmode {
    The first bit. __ _
    an -- oth -- er bar
    a sec -- ond bar
    the fi -- nal bar
  }
  tc = \lyricmode {
    Sec -- ond bit. __ _
  }

(Your example needs the _ syllables, whereas mine doesn't.)

¹ Because the lyrics printed in the non-melody parts are often
  very fragmentary, dozens of syllables are often skipped.
  This is unconnected with whether there are any repeats.

Cheers,
David.

\version "2.20.0"
\paper { #(set-paper-size "a5landscape") }

ta = \lyricmode { Not re -- peat -- ed. }
tb = \lyricmode {
  The first bit. __
  an -- oth -- er bar
  a sec -- ond bar
  the fi -- nal bar
}
tc = \lyricmode { Sec -- ond bit. __ }
ty = \lyricmode { The alt two words }
tz = \lyricmode { con -- tin -- ue on }

firstMus = \relative {a'4 a a a}
voltaMus = \relative {b'4 b b( g)}
altOne = \relative {c'4 c c c | c c c c | c c c c}
altTwo = \relative {d'4 d d d}
lastMus = \relative {e'4 e e e}

\score {
  \new Staff <<
    \new Voice = "melody" {
      \firstMus
      \repeat volta 2 \voltaMus
      \alternative {
        {\altOne }
        {\altTwo}
      }
      \lastMus
    }
    \addlyrics { \ta \tb \ty \tz }
    \addlyrics { _ _ _ _ \tc }
    \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \ta \tb \ty \tz }
    \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { _ _ _ _ \tc }
  >>
}

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